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有眼无珠

yǒu yǎn wú zhūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively) / unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with / to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-341600ef37a1166c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

有眼無珠 有眼无珠 [you3 yan3 wu2 zhu1] /(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)/unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with/to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would/

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Other forms in these source records: 有眼無珠

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 眼
    yǎn

    eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 珠
    zhū

    bead / pearl / CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.